Happy Go Lucky
Set in contemporary London, the film centres on the irrepressibly cheerful Polly who has her optimism tested throughout the movie. Polly is 30 years old and a school teacher who
The Reader
An intense film from the director of Billy Elliot, surrounding an unlikely love affair between Michael and a much older woman, Hanna, in post World War II Germany. The affair
Photodynamic therapy
By Dr Kirk Groeneweg health@algarveresident.com Dr Kirk Groeneweg is a consultant dermatologist at the Family Medical Centre in Vale do Lobo. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new procedure used by
Traditional Sherry Trifle
by ELOISE WALTON food@algarveresident.com Eloise Walton is a graduate from Bristol University with a degree in Archaeology and Geology. She moved to the Algarve in 2005 and came to work
Adventure and relaxing at the peak
By PAULO SILVESTRE discovering@algarveresident.com In this monthly travel feature, Paulo Silvestre takes readers on a guided tour of the best places to visit in Portugal. Paulo provides inside information and
Seeing inside you
By DRª ROSA MAIA health@algarveresident.com
Breast is best
By KAREN MORGAN health@the-resident.com Karen Morgan is a Registered General Nurse and a Registered Midwife, working at the Family Medical Centre Quinta do Lago & Vale do Lobo Medical Centre.
Fit your hair to your shape
beauty@algarveresident.com Everyone has a different face shape and your hairstyle is really important in bringing out some features and toning others down. If you have a square face, you are
Get fit with Reebok
beauty@algarveresident.com FITNESS, EXCERCISE, Workout. These are words of dread, fear, even boredom for many women. But if such things were made to be more exciting, would you no longer dread
Be a glamourpuss
By SUZY TURNER beauty@algarveresident.com Suzy Turner has lived in Portugal for 22 years and works as a freelance writer. As well as putting pen to paper for the Algarve Resident’s